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Many methods have now confirmed the basic features of the velocity
field discovered by the Seven Samurai: signifcant bulk flow over the
sphere R < 6000 km/s; a larger amplitude flow in the general direction
of the CMB dipole; even larger velocities for the Centaurus clusters.
I believe these data and interpretations are robust for the region R <
6000 km/s, though at greater distances systematic errors may be
substantially influencing our results. Distances to early-type
galaxies dervied using the surface-brightness-fluctuation technique
promise to greatly improve our ability to map the dark matter
distribution within 3000 km/s and, eventually, with better ground-based
observations and the Hubble Space Telescope, to establish a much more
reliable picture of flows on the R < 10,000 km/s scale.
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